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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) War Room on Saturday rele...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said Friday she was concerned about the White House's "legal rationale" for launching airstrikes in Syria a day earlier without congressional approval.

House progressives are furious with the Senate parliamentarian's decision to remove the $15 minimum wage provision from the Senate's version of the Covid relief bill, a proposal that is foundational to the left wing's beliefs and one they have fiercely campaigned on, but it is unclear how they will channel that frustration into next steps.

Child welfare programs are broadly popular, but a new Vox/Data for Progress poll indicates America might not be able to shake longstanding worries to implement them.

A virtual party-line House vote was expected on the COVID-19 relief measure.

House Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., lashed out at Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Friday after she rejected a progressive-backed proposal to include a federal minimum wage hike in President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

The latest Bright Line Watch survey finds that voters support COVID-19 relief spending, but partisan divides remain over the election and impeachment.

During his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) touched on a variety of topics, from poking fun at himself over his widely panned Cancun trip, to the "new galactic empire," otherwise known as the media, that will "rule for a thousand years,"...

A judge ruled Friday that the Arizona Senate can get access to 2.1 million ballots and election equipment from Arizona's most populous county so it can audit results of the 2020 election that saw Democrat Joe Biden win in the state.

A contentious bill that passed the state Senate late Thursday could transform Washington's police oversight agency from an anemic watchdog into a formidable instrument for police accountability.

Progressives are aggressively contesting upcoming special elections in deep-blue House districts. The goal? Electing the most liberal members possible.

Republican politicians, media personalities and activists are gathering this weekend in Florida for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, an event that could offer an early window into the party's 2024 presidential contest while also amplifying false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday. That win is expected despite a setback on Thursday that means a minimum wage boost is unlikely to be in the final version that reaches President Joe Biden.

Can Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland rebuild confidence in the DOJ's independence? How might his efforts on Biden policies like combating far-right extremism and curbing police violence make the perception of an independent DOJ harder?

Stacey Abrams, whose voting rights work helped make Georgia into a swing state, exhorted Congress on Thursday to reject "outright lies" that have historically restricted access to the ballot as Democrats began their push for a sweeping overhaul of election and ethics laws.

Unity tests are looming as many Democrats admit they're still struggling to navigate a political landscape reshaped by the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Bernie Sanders blasted the U.S. Senate parliamentarian's Thursday decision to disallow a minimum wage increase in the latest coronavirus relief bill.

WASHINGTON — The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats' drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive covid-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress, Democratic Senate aides said Thursday. The finding by Elizabeth

A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party - and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud.